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Life form2, 3: grass
Habitat: valleys, disturbed areas
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: sheathing
leaf format3: simple
leaf shape3: grasslike or linear
leaf surface3: smooth
leaf margin3: entire
Flower color2: green
Flowering period2: July to Sept.
Armament2, 3: spines burs
Family1, 2, 3: Poaceae (grass family)
Conserved or Obsolete Family1: Gramineae (grass family)
Synonym(s)1: Cenchrus incertus, Cenchrus pauciflorus
Status: introduced,locally common,population established
Location where collected or observed:
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:
- 1 Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
- 2 Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
- 3 Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson
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